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by Global Times The Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation kicked off Monday. China has become Africa’s primary choice of partner when it comes to foreign collaboration. China is Africa’s largest trading partner and invests actively in Africa. Every time the forum is held, waves of comments can be heard by the Western media and politicians. But many of them are picking holes in China-Africa cooperation, venting sour

Saudi Arabia is keen to ensure the new Pakistani Prime Minister, who badly needs funding support, is fully on board their Islamic Military Coalition, a body which is seen by some as anti-Iran By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Riyadh wants Imran Khan to openly support the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition, after formally taking over as Prime Minister of Pakistan last week. Well-placed diplomatic sources say the Saudi rulers conveyed their

by Zhang Hui Counter-terror ties boost South Asian stability: observers The counter-terrorism drill by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, is the largest under the SCO charter with the participation of India and Pakistan for the first time, and Chinese experts say the drill will greatly contribute to stability in Central and South Asia. The joint drill, Peace Mission 2018, which will be held in

By Paul Antonopoulos Russia may soon replace the United States as the leading actor in the Middle East, The National Interest claims. 40 years after the US succeeded in becoming a key force in the region and removing the Soviet Union from the Middle East, Russia is regaining its lost positions. The process of reducing US involvement in political processes in the region began during the presidency of Barack Obama.

The five states surrounding the sea – Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan – have reached difficult compromises on sovereign and exclusive rights as well as freedom of navigation By Pepe Escobar akhstan. Photo: Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi The long-awaited deal on the legal status of the Caspian Sea signed on Sunday in the Kazakh port of Aktau is a defining moment in the ongoing, massive drive towards Eurasia integration. Up to

By Li Ruohan Source: Global Times North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold a summit between their leaders in Pyongyang in September, leading Chinese analysts to say that Seoul should show more autonomy and determination in promoting peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula regardless of the US stance on those issues. The agreement on the leaders’ meeting was reached after senior-level talks between the two sides were

By M K Bhadrakumar The Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi is visiting Moscow on August 14-17 at the invitation of the secretary of the Russian national security council, Nikolai Patrushev to participate in the 14th round of Russian-Chinese consultations on strategic stability. The forthcoming event in Moscow will be closely watched since the two countries are fast nearing a situation of confronting a common ‘enemy’. This is a

By Paul Antonopoulos North Korean Foreign Minister Lee Yonkho’s visit to Iran will strengthen cooperation between the two countries in opposition to US economic sanctions, South Korean experts have been saying. During today’s meeting between the ministers, on the symbolic day of the resumption of Trump’s anti-Iran sanctions, a plan for even stronger cooperation could be reached, which will result in the supply of Iranian oil to North Korea. “The